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Hi Keith,
Off list here. What you're asking is a little
like "do you cheat on your taxes"?
I've loaded my small tail 360 up with
camping gear and luggage for two, full fuel and 300 or so lbs of
people.
Basically packed to the roof. Power and
performance are not the limiting factors.
CG is.
Pack heavy items furthest forward,
etc.
Expect the plane to be very pitch sensitive on
takeoff. I mean PIO sensitive where when you try to correct the
oscillations it only gets worse. The first time it happened to me was one
of those weak in the knees moments.
It can be minimized by accelerating to a higher
speed on the runway and then leaving flaps down until later than usual when more
speed is up.
And, as with many aeronautical situations, start
off pushing the envelope a little at a time like a good test pilot.
Fly safe,
Mark Ravinski
360 1463 hrs
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 8:55 AM
Subject: [LML] gross weight for
LNC2
Speaking with a few owners, most of them have operated in the
1800-1900lb range, at least out of airports where runway length was not a
factor.
If I understand correctly, the published figure is
1685lbs. I'm curious how that number was derived, and what I should be on the
lookout for when exceeding that weight.
I know that when I took my
first demo ride 2 weeks ago, we were around 1750lbs, and climbing out at
1500fpm on what was pretty close to a standard day.
What maximum figure
would you use for a 360?
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